Vectis Radio Announces its 3rd Community Awards 2025

Vectis Radio is pleased to announce their third annual Isle of Wight Community Awards. Taking place on Friday, 28th March 2025, the Community Radio Station offers a chance for all island-based community organisations and charities to be publicly recognised for the valuable work they do in our community.

Eligibility and Categories

The awards are open to any charity, individual, or community (non-profit) organisation based on the Isle of Wight. The categories include:

• Community Project of the Year
• New Community Project/Organisation Of The Year
• Island Based International Project/Organisation Of The Year
• Animal Focused Community Project/Organisation Of The Year
• People Focused Community Project/Organisation Of The Year
• Charity Fundraiser Of The Year
• Volunteer Of The Year
• Most Inspirational Person in the Community Award

How to Enter

Entries must be submitted by midnight on 24th January 2025.

Application forms can be obtained by emailing awards@vectisradio.fm. Please state in the email which category or categories you would like an application form for. An announcement will be made when tickets for the awards event go on sale.

Announcements on when tickets for the awards event will go on sale…. stay tuned.

Event Details

The event will take place at Caffe Isola in March and is aimed specifically at these organisations. Event organiser Maggie Currie said:

“Following feedback from the very successful events we held in 2023 and 2024, we have kept the same categories. For the most inspirational person of the year category, once again our panel of judges will select four finalists who will be announced in advance of the ceremony in March and will be voted on by the public. As ever, community organisations don’t have much money to spare, so we wanted to hold an evening event that fits the pockets of those who would like to come along and celebrate the Isle of Wight Community without breaking the bank.”

The entries to the categories are free and event tickets are kept affordable. Caffe Isola will have food available for purchase as well as a licensed bar.